AP PHOTOS: Egyptian fishing town hosts wall art festival

AP PHOTOS: Egyptian fishing town hosts wall art festival

For the third successive year, an Egyptian fishing town has hosted a unique art festival that attracts participants from home and abroad. The annual event in Burullus injects life and color into the town of about 100,000 residents. Artist Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen, whose non-profit organization is behind the festival, says its objective is to communicate art directly to the townspeople and visitors. “Forty enthusiastic visual artists from 13 countries have volunteered to change the face of …See all stories on this topic